Annual Kearny Doggie Halloween PAWrade and Festival set for October 24

PROVIDED BY KEARNY URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONE (KUEZ) The Kearny Doggie Halloween PAWrade and Festival takes place this year on Saturday, October 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Arlington Depot Park in Kearny. Costume-clad pooches, their families and dog lovers of all ages should head over to the park (off Midland Avenue,…

September 18, 20260Comments

ByKearny Life Staff

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Sixth annual Incredible Duck Race set for Saturday in Kearny

The sixth annual Incredible Duck Race will return to Kearny this Saturday, Sept. 19, bringing a day of live music, food, children’s activities and the event’s signature duck race to Veterans Row. Hosted by the Kearny-Belleville Elks Lodge #1050, the free, family-friendly event will run from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and will raise…

September 17, 20260Comments

ByJack Marflak

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PHOTOS: 25th Anniversary of a day we will never forget

COURTESY TOWN OF KEARNY The Town of Kearny commemorated the victims of September 11, 2001, with a solemn Flag Raising and Remembrance Ceremony at Town Hall’s American Revolution Bicentennial Park. Mayor Carol Jean Doyle honored the seven Kearny residents who lost their lives that day, L. Patrick Dickinson, Antoinette Duger, Judith A. Reese,…

September 16, 20260Comments

ByKearny Life Staff

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Kearny raises the flag for Hispanic Heritage Month: ‘This town really is an immigrant community’

Under bright morning sunlight, Saturday, Sept. 12, more than three dozen people gathered at Kearny’s American Revolutionary Bicentennial Park to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and witness the raising of the Hispanic Heritage flag. Kearny Town Councilman George Zapata began the ceremony by thanking everyone for coming and invited Town Council President Marytrine De Castro…

September 15, 20260Comments

ByJack Marflak

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Kearny’s Midland Avenue set for $2.8M makeover, Arts District designation

Midland Avenue is poised for its biggest makeover in decades, as a $2.8 million streetscape project prepares to bring new sidewalks, lighting, landscaping and public amenities to the commercial corridor — and the town looks to build on the avenue’s history as an entertainment and arts destination. Construction on the long-awaited Midland Avenue Streetscape…

September 14, 20260Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

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Lincoln Middle School sets Back-to-School Night for Sept. 15

Lincoln Middle School in Kearny will hold its Back-to-School Night on Tuesday, Sept. 15, giving parents and guardians an opportunity to meet school staff, visit classrooms and follow their child’s school-day schedule. Doors will open at 6 p.m., with families entering the school through 121 Beech Street. The evening will formally begin with…

September 12, 20260Comments

ByJack Marflak

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Kearny Farmers Market returns with new home, bigger vision

After an uncertain start to the summer, Kearny’s Farmers Market is back—and organizers say its new home at Memorial Park is giving the longtime community gathering a fresh start. The market, which was in limbo earlier this year after Alstede Farms withdrew and organizers struggled to secure a new produce vendor, returned in July…

September 11, 20260Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

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Midland Avenue’s arts legacy could help fuel a new renaissance in Kearny

For decades, Midland Avenue was home to one of Kearny’s most distinctive cultural institutions: the Halfpenny Playhouse, a small theater that brought professional actors, Broadway productions, children’s theater, and the arts to the heart of town. Now, as Kearny looks toward a new chapter for Midland Avenue, that history could provide a foundation for…

September 9, 20260Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

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Twenty years of Girl Scouts: Kearny Troop builds leaders and community

Twenty years ago, Marybeth Kennedy was asked to start a Girl Scout troop at St. Stephen’s School in Kearny. Her daughter was just 3 years old and attending the pre-K program. Kennedy agreed. What began with 41 young girls in the Daisy program has grown into a multigenerational Kearny tradition, with girls ranging in…

September 8, 20260Comments

ByJaimie Julia Winters

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Kearny Soccer looks to bring home hardware and plenty of it this fall

The Kearny High School boys and girls soccer teams would like to play like it was 2023. In that season both the Kards soccer squads won their respective Hudson County Tournament (HCT)championships. In 2025 the Kearny girls team finished with a 9-7-3 overall record and reached the HCT semifinals (falling to Bayonne, 2-1) and made it…

September 3, 20260Comments

ByEd Kensik

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